PANAMA CITY, Fla.—A senior CNN journalist blamed Jake Tapper for accusing a Navy veteran of operating in an illegal "black market"—phrasing that led to the $1 billion defamation suit the left-wing network now faces.
The veteran, Zachary Young, is suing CNN, alleging that a November 2021 segment on The Lead with Jake Tapper irreparably harmed his reputation and destroyed his company, Nemex Enterprises. The report singled out Young in his work to evacuate Afghans trying to flee their home...